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Tyler Loney of Spellcaster
On July 2, Spellcaster will be playing at Musichead in Medford. Unfortunately, I will not be able to attend as I will be about 6,000 miles away in South Korea. Today’s photo is from the last time I saw them. Tyler Loney played guitar at the time. Now he does the lead vocals.
Also performing at this show will be the debut of Sylent Storm.
A friend and former (accounting) student of mine recently got into photography. Here is a sunset photo he took in Brookings, Oregon a couple months ago. For more of his photos on Flickr go here.
Michale Graves @ Musichead
The night Michale Graves played at Musichead was a strange one for me. I was really getting into his music, especially his new CD, Vagabond, during the prior month. My mom was dying, and his tunes helped to get me through that time period.
My mom died a few days before the show. The day after the show we were going to be driving to Eugene for the funeral. It was also my daughter’s birthday (4/18/13) so it didn’t look like I would be going to the show after all. My daughter ended up having volleyball the same night in Medford so I did end up catching just the first few songs before I had to leave.
I didn’t have my concert, camera lenses with me so these didn’t come out the best. The night was still a welcome change of mind for me. I really hope Graves comes back to Southern Oregon so I can see his full show someday.
Johnny B. Morbid (Carmen Ugaro)
Brynna Dean of 100 Watt Mind @ Club 66 in Ashland, Oregon
100 Watt Mind will be rocking the Britt Festival next week. May saw 100 Watt Mind record their first, real studio album in San Francisco. No word yet on a release date, but hopefully it will be soon.
Jeju island in South Korea is famous for its black pig. Apparently they have some pink ones too. Or at least they used to…
I enjoyed a pig in the form of one of the better hire katsu I have had, and perhaps the best katsu I have eaten outside of Japan while on Jeju.
Mini cupcakes decorated with the letter P
To keep things interesting when I do a photo shoot after Jolene bakes something up, I try to use a different lens each time. I think I have used seven different lenses on her sweets now. For the above photo I used my 50mm f/1.2 manual lens. I have only used this lens a couple times since purchasing it over craigslist for a ridiculously low price. I don’t know why I don’t use it more often as it takes fantastic photos with creamy backgrounds at f/1.2. The manual focus is actually a fun change of pace too.
Mount Shasta from snowy Mount Ashland
Thinks are heating up around Ashland so I’m sharing a blast from the coldness of this past winter today.
(Actually, I have no idea if things are heating up in Ashland, but they should be this time of year. I created this post weeks ago, and am now in Japan so I don’t know what the weather is like in Ashland. This post has been preset to post on June 22. Hopefully it does, and hopefully I’m having a blast on my way to Korea.)
Mitchell Lofstedt – SOU’s Wrestler of the Year for 2013 and Legacy Award Winner
Mitchell Lofstedt had an incredible collegiate career at SOU. He earned the most career wins, highest winning percentage, most wins in one season, and three individual national championships. In addition, he lead the Raiders to three second-place finishes in the NAIA Team National Championships.
Today’s photo comes from our friend’s ranch in Beatty, Oregon.
